Land in Portuguese

Definition

Definition in EnglishOf an aircraft or a spacecraft, or of the people on it: to come down out of the air and settle on the ground at the end of a flight.

Definition in PortugueseDescer do ar e parar no chão no fim do voo.

Example sentences

• A térmica acabou em quinze minutos e o planador teve que pousar — e eu que achava que ia passar a tarde inteira lá em cima.🔊

  The thermals died after fifteen minutes and the glider had to land — so much for soaring all afternoon.

• Balão não dá pra guiar: a gente foi à deriva uma hora e pousou no quintal de um desconhecido, do lado da churrasqueira.🔊

  There's no steering a hot-air balloon — we drifted for an hour and landed in someone's backyard, right next to their barbecue.

• Pergunta pra equipe se o helicóptero de resgate consegue pousar naquele campo.🔊

  Ask the crew whether the rescue helicopter can land in that field.

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